by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Education, Featured, Schools
Dadeville Shooting Survivor Focusing on the Future ——— BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Life is a series of small steps, and Keaijah “Ciyah” Robinson is determined to keep putting one foot in front of the other. The...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The flag flew overhead. Literally, as it dangled from a crane over the fountain in Courthouse Square in Opelika. Veterans, citizens, families and more gathered together to honor America’s fallen on May 29,...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Travel & Hospitality Awards announced May 30 that Opelika’s Better Bodies Massage Institute and Clinic has been awarded in its 2023 Spa & Wellness Awards program. The recipients of Travel &...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Education, Events
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika Rotary’s annual grilling competition, Burger Wars, returns to downtown Opelika Saturday, June 3. Suitable for all ages and free to attend, Burger Wars, which first took place in 2015, is one of the most...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA ARTS ASSOCIATION EAST ALABAMA — East Alabama Arts is pleased to announce a new programming initiative, OPEN BOOK, a grassroots play exploration group led by Melaine Bennett and Steve Bice. OPEN BOOK is a group of local community theater...
